Month: November 2022

By Thomas Lambrecht With the recent election of thirteen new bishops, the active Council of Bishops will be made up

By Thomas Lambrecht This week, 14 new bishops are being elected in the five jurisdictions of the United States. In

By Thomas Lambrecht As we move through this season in the life of our denomination, there are lots of developments

By Thomas Lambrecht “As of today, I am responsible for 18,617 abortions.” Those were the words on a note handed

By Thomas Lambrecht As churches are disaffiliating from The United Methodist Church over theological and ethical differences with the denomination,

By Thomas Lambrecht As many United Methodist congregations are discerning their future, a small percentage who choose to disaffiliate from

By Thomas Lambrecht Two weeks ago, the African Colleges of Bishops released a statement criticizing the Africa Initiative and the

By Thomas Lambrecht As hundreds of churches seek to discern their future alignment – whether to remain United Methodist or

By Thomas Lambrecht It is important to have accurate information about all the issues surrounding disaffiliation in order to make

By Thomas Lambrecht Recently, United Methodist News Service, along with several bishops, has issued articles aimed at correcting what they